A traffic-stopping work of tile art

Louise and Aziz Farnam have spent the past 13 years applying various tiles, plates and glass to their 1930s bungalow in Santa Monica. They have finally finished the exterior of the home.

Louise and Aziz Farnam have spent the past 13 years applying various tiles, plates and glass to their 1930s bungalow in Santa Monica. They have finally finished the exterior of the home. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)

About 13 years have passed since Aziz and Louise Farnam set that first periwinkle tile at their Santa Monica bungalow, and now the entire house on California Avenue at 26th Street is a shimmering montage that beckons the curious.Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times